Járngreipr

"Thor" (1901) by Johannes Gehrts.

In Norse mythology, Járngreipr (Old Norse "iron grippers") or Járnglófar ("iron gauntlets"^[1]) are the iron gloves of the god Thor. According to the Prose Edda, along with the hammer Mjölnir and the belt Megingjörð, Járngreipr is one of Thor's three crucial possessions. According to chapter 20 of the book Gylfaginning, he requires the gloves to handle his powerful hammer. The reason for this may come from the forging of the hammer, when the dwarf working the bellows was bitten in his eye by a gadfly (commonly held to be Loki in disguise) which caused the handle of the hammer to be shortened.

Notes

↑ Simek (2007:178).

References

Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology. D.S. Brewer. ISBN 0-85991-513-1

The god Thor in Norse mythology

Family	Parents Odin (Father) Fjörgyn (Mother) Numerous brothers Consorts Sif Járnsaxa Children Móði and Magni Þrúðr Ullr Servants Þjálfi and Röskva

Other	Names List of names of Thor Arsenal Mjöllnir Járngreipr Megingjörð Gríðarvölr Dwellings Bilskirnir Þrúðheimr Þrúðvangr Goats Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr Associations Lightning Thunder

See also	Donar's Oak Hrungnir Jörmungandr Swastika (Germanic Iron Age) Thor (sculpture)

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